Am I just a cynic?

[Ex-Pat]

BBC Ulster TV News has just announced that the Irish Government has withdrawn the Safety Certificate for the newly re-furbished Enterprise sets for the Belfast – Dublin service because there have been 3 instances during the “testing/commissioning” phase of the doors opening whilst en-route!

Don’t know exactly when these occurred but find it strange that Translink’s latest news on this service is on 16th December 2015 but doesn’t mention this fact.

http://www.translink.co.uk/Services/Ent ... uary-2016/

or can we read between the lines here perhaps?

Irish Rail’s website (at the time of writing this) makes no mention at all of the new service.

Am I just a cynic?

[Forfarian]

I can only assume that the "doors opening" was not at designated stations on route to allow passengers to leave or joint the train.
Sounds par for the course on cross border co operation
Nothing changes

[Alexander Court]

The problem with the new trains from what I have heard is indeed that the doors were not aligned properly and this was causing them to open randomly on the journey and not correctly while stopped at the stations.

Alex

[b308]

Sounds fair enough, someone's found a problem and they've prevented use of the defective stock until it's sorted. What Safety Departments are set up to do!

[Bufferstop]

Sad reflection on the builders though, powered doors aren't particularly groundbreaking technology, or even difficult to examine. London Underground and Otis elevator have used them for the best part of a century!

[b308]

True, but without knowing the full facts it's difficult to pass judgement! Look at the issues Alstrom had with the Pendos!

[Ex-Pat]

Surprise, surprise - only a day later and the Safety Certificate has been restored!

I wonder if that's the last of it - or am I just a cynic?!